Su Yuanyuan accompanied the two of them to buy things in the building, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Zhao Qingxiang saw cotton cloth and shoes here, and wanted to buy cloth for his sister to make clothes.
But the cloth tickets in my hand were not enough to make clothes for my three sisters.
Su Yuanyuan counted both of their cloth tickets and gave them to Zhao Qingxiang.
Zhao Yanli loves to talk and laugh, and soon she became familiar with the salesperson who bought shoes. They also collect shoes here, and a pair of men's cloth shoes costs RMB 80, and women's shoes cost RMB 7.
Now she felt at ease, thinking that all three of her sisters back home made shoes, and she would definitely bring them over when she came to the city next time.
Zhao Qingxiang bought all the daily necessities he needed. If he didn’t buy them, he wouldn’t know. He really bought too many. But they were all daily necessities.
The three people carried all their belongings and went to find Tan Shaoting.
"Brother Xiaoli, do you want to stay one night or go back now?"
"We'll go back now." Living outside costs money.
"Then you must be careful along the way."
Tan Shaoting bought them some pancakes at the restaurant.
"Yuanyuan, when will you come back?"
"I'll probably come back in the spring. I may have to go back. Do you have anything to tell me about my family?"
"Yuanyuan, do you want to go back?"
"Yeah, let's go back and have a look. Actually, I'm not sure yet. If I have enough time, I'll go back and have a look."
Su Yuanyuan looked at Zhao Yanli's entangled look. It was quite funny.
In fact, Zhao Yanli has been homesick for a long time. Although she complained to her parents, after time passed and she calmed down, she no longer complained, only missing her.
Zhao Qingxiang took out twenty yuan and handed it to Su Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, if you go back, give this money to my parents. We won't be with them either."
Su Yuanyuan took it and said, "Okay, if I go back, I will give it to them."
The two watched their brother and sister drive away, then turned around and headed to the train station.
They had no purpose, they just wanted to get some of the grain and meat out of their hands.
"Yuanyuan, since you want to go back, let's go in that direction."
"Okay, stay two days in each city. If you can, the better. If you can't, don't force it."
The two decided to buy short-distance tickets, which made it impossible to buy sleeper tickets.
The first stop was City A, and the two of them got off the bus in the afternoon two days later.
In fact, everything is pretty much the same now. The two of them walked around the train station.
Not to mention, I saw many people doing business secretly on a nearby street.
It should be people from the countryside who come to the city to sell food.
The two people came closer, everyone looked at them cautiously, and everyone stopped moving.
Su Yuanyuan smiled and approached an older man, "Uncle, I want to buy eggs. Is there any?"
After listening to her words, most people continued.
"Little girl, where are the eggs now? If there were eggs, I would buy a few even if they cost only 2 cents each." The man smiled bitterly. People are struggling to live. They want eggs but they really don't have them. The daughter-in-law at home is in confinement.
There are no eggs. I searched all over the village and found nothing even if I exchanged grain for them.
"Uncle, what's in your hand? Corn?"
"Yeah, corn."
"How much does it cost per pound?"
"Twenty-five cents."
Good guy, the price is really not low, it’s doubled and there are still twists and turns.
"Uncle, how much is it? Do you have twenty pounds?"
The man shook his head and said, "I only have these five kilograms of corn."
At this time, two people came behind Su Yuanyuan and the others. "Fellow, we will give you 26 cents per catty for this corn."
Su Yuanyuan's head is full of black lines, she is here to grab her own resources.
"I'll pay twenty-seven cents."
"I'll pay twenty-eight cents."
Su Yuanyuan shrugged, "You win. These corns are yours."
Tan Shaoting took Su Yuanyuan's hand, and the two of them continued walking inside.
I saw a sweet potato seller, and it cost only 18 cents.
The two of them probably knew the prices here. They also knew that there were people trading all day long. They also knew that there was a more capable person here named Zhang San, who had more grain in his hands than others.
Moreover, Zhang San is a very loyal person, and he can speak well in the city.
The two of them looked at each other and wanted to contact this person.
They found Zhang San, a tall and strong man.
"What do you two want from me?"
"Comrade, we are here to ask you whether you want to buy grain, corn, or wheat."
Zhang San thought he was hallucinating and looked at Tan Shaoting who was speaking in surprise.
"And wheat?"
Tan Shaoting nodded, "Yes, and pork."
Zhang San turned around twice and said, "I'll take it, I'll take it, you two, what's the price?"
"Corn costs two cents, wheat costs three cents, and pork costs two yuan a pound."
The price of grain is really not high, but the price of pork is really high.
"Comrade, can this pork be made cheaper?"
Tan Shaoting shook his head, "We have two big fat pigs in our hands, both of which have been killed. They are indispensable."
"How much food is there?"
"The same two thousand catties."
Zhang San turned around twice more, "I want it, I want it."
"Comrade, listen to me first. You don't have to pay for mine. You can exchange it for yellow croaker. But the quality must be the best."
"Really? The private exchange rate is higher than that of the bank. The purchase price of a good bank is seven yuan and one tael, while the private price is seven and a half yuan."
Tan Shaoting nodded, "Okay."
"Comrade, where shall we trade? When shall we trade?"
"At one o'clock this morning, it was in the alley over there."
Zhang San nodded, "Okay, I'll be there on time. You two, do you have more food?"
Zhang San smiled bitterly, "To be honest, I have some goldfish in my hand. It would be great if I could exchange them for food."
Tan Shaoting smiled, "Let's do the first transaction first. After all, we are not familiar with it. If we think the quality is good, there will be no problem with a few more."
"Okay, okay. I'll go back and prepare. Can you tell me how much two fat pigs cost?"
Su Yuanyuan used her consciousness to weigh the two pigs in space. Their total weight was 416 kilograms.
"Four hundred and sixteen pounds with two ends."
"I know. Two thousand catties of corn cost four hundred yuan. Two thousand catties of wheat cost six hundred yuan. Pork costs eight hundred and thirty-two yuan. The total is one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. If you change it to goldfish, it will cost two hundred and four."
Fourteen taels and three cents."
"I'll give you an extra twenty pounds of wheat, and I'll make two hundred and forty-five taels."
"Okay, I'll go back and get ready."
The two of them did not go to the hotel, but went to the waiting hall of the train station to stay.
After all, a letter of introduction is required to stay in a hotel now, so it is easy to be exposed, so it is better to be cautious.
"Shall we give him some more Japanese melon?"
"How much to give him? A dime?"
Su Yuanyuan nodded, and that was all she could do. There were still four hundred large Japanese melons in the space. Sell them, not to mention the space they took up, mainly because she didn't like them yet.
